Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-17

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is not authorized by exciting law, nor
justified as an executive act. i request,
therefore, that no further steps be taken
ID the matter except to examine and in
ventory these flags and adopt proper
measures for their preservation. Any
direction as to tho final disposition OF
them should originate with congress-.
Yours trnly, GROVER OLEyELAND."
Indignation Everywhere.
New York, June 16-.Mey God palsy
the hand that wrnta the order; may God
palsy the brain that conceived; and may
God palsy the tongue that dictated IT.
GA. r. veterans heard these words
with bated breath and glanced at each
other with M 40 the terrible sentences
rang ont from the commander-ln chief
Of the Gal r. last night in association
hall in Harlem. The occasion was the
reception rendered TO the commander
in-chief BY Alex. Hamilton post No. 1872,
g. a. r. Visitors were present from
every Grand Army post in this CITY and
vicinity.
Before the meeting opened it became
known that Gen. Ross, Of Austin, Teas,
had received q letter from the adiutnnt-
generalsof the United States army stat
ing thai the president had approved the
recommendation and the writer had
been instructed by the secretary OF war
to return all confederate flags in care Of
the department to the southern states
from whose regiments the flags had been
captured during the war Of the rebellion
Gen. Fairohild entered the hall with
stern-set features. Without hardly wait.
ing for the usual ceurtesies the one.
armed leader burst forth with the ex-
presBfons recorded above. The general
told Of the news received by telegraph
thai the president had approved OF the
return ols'rebelp 1ags that had been won
By the veterans ofathe g. a. R. in open
conaict ~ifh8th enemies OF the nation,
The yeterana had placed their trophies
in the care Of the war department.,
They were intended, he said. to8be kept
in the archives Of the nation as meraen-
toes Of hard-won fields of battle.
New York, June B-The Mail and
Express says: Gen. Fairohild had .
long talk with Glen. W. 7. Sherman this
morning. II understood Gen Sher,
man approves OF Gen. Fairohiid'a speech
last evening, but peither would talk or
the subject.
Emphatic protests against the trans
fer of the captured rebel flags TO ths
ex-confederates states were sent TO- The
president by the governors of Ohio
Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, anc
Kansas. The Michigan Legislative pass
ed d resolution calling upon the pfesi.
dent to rescind his order. A monster
Grand Army Indignation meeting wa,
held at New Haven which WAS participa
ted in by Generals Fairchild, Sherman
Sheridan, Schofeld, Terry. Greeley. and
Hawley and Colonel Fred Grant.
Quiea ON the BOard.s
Chicago. june 16, 10 q. m.--The ex-
citing soensso 81 yesterday and the day be,
fore were not Witnessed at the opening
oil the board OF trade the morning
Thefew people who had gathered, il
fhegaileries before the opening soor
tired Of the calm which prevailed and
departed. 81 was given out that Kerr
shaw would announce 81 II O'CLOCK
whether he would be able to meet the
claims against him or not. II ID gener-
ally conceded that everything depend
on Kershaw's action. Some members ar,
of the opinion that he will pull through
but the majority are very doubtful or
the subject. S3arcely any trading il
being done. andprices are barely Auotu-
ating at slight fractions. There az,
JUNIORS Of impending failures, hut every
thing awaits the announcement TO b.
made By Kershaw at IL O'clock. In The
ueaatlme business is practically at {
standstill; July wheat opened at rs ane
had Observation-Disclosures that figure ant
TAX.
Milwaukee. june ls. I0:s0:a. nth.
situation on change this morning i,
devoid ot. Sensational features. M
settlements have been made. Everybod,
is waiting to hear what Kershaw intendl
to do. II Is said failures will follow i
Kershaw lays down altogether. Til
market Is steady.
Dakota Eircmcn.
Mitchell, Jnne 16-ThIs has been Id,
biggest day ofsths tournament, and lii,
programme has been one Of e~xcitios
Interests The town. filed to. oyefAow.
ing andeverything 10 moving off smooth
y. The forenoon programme was wit
nesasd BY q la.xe crowd, and the fol.
lowing were the winners:
Laddermen's oSntest: Elliott, o
Aherdsen; won In TX; Bloss, Of Nit,
chsll, second in 5 as.
TheE46 ho~ssranss Mitchell won il
43lf; Yanktop second in349.
In the afternoon the big event was sht
championship hose race, in which Sious
Fails, which has held the cart Tor twt
years, md Mitchellwers ME chief contes